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James Joyce, His First Forty Years

James Joyce, His First Forty Years

Hardcover

Literary FiguresLiterary CriticismIrish History

ISBN10: 1025750934
ISBN13: 9781025750934
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
James Joyce, His First Forty Years offers an illuminating and early exploration into the life and creative evolution of one of the twentieth century's most influential literary figures. Written by Herbert Sherman Gorman and appearing just a few years after the publication of Ulysses, this work provides a contemporary perspective on Joyce's formative years in Dublin, his self-imposed exile in Europe, and the development of his revolutionary prose style.

The study delves into the biographical details that shaped Joyce's masterpieces, from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man to Dubliners, tracking his intellectual maturation and the various struggles he faced as a pioneering modernist. Gorman examines the cultural and social environment of Ireland that both haunted and inspired Joyce, offering readers a window into the psyche of an artist who redefined the boundaries of language and narrative structure. As one of the first comprehensive accounts of Joyce's career, this book remains a vital resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Irish literature, capturing the aura of mystery and brilliance surrounding the author during his own lifetime. It serves as both a historical record of Joyce's early reception and a thoughtful analysis of the themes that would come to dominate his legacy.

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